First discovered by Emmanuel_ADC-Soft, GEFEST 3.0 is a malicious program and a new variant of Scarab ransomware. Its developers use it to encrypt data (block access) and encourage victims to pay a ransom for its release. GEFEST 3.0 changes each encrypted file extension by adding ".GEFEST". For ex
search.getvideomonkey.com is a fake search engine that is virtually identical to many others of this type including search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, and search.tapufind.com. The site is promoted using rogue download/installation installers that modify targeted browser settings. Develop
search.maps2go.net is similar to many other fake search engines such as search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, and search.tapufind.com. These are just some examples. Developers promote this site as a useful search engine that is capable of providing an enhanced browsing experience with improv
RogueRobin is a high-risk trojan developed and proliferated by a hacker group called DarkHydrus. In most cases, this trojan is distributed using spam email campaigns that deliver malicious attachments (typically, Microsoft Excel documents). After successful system infiltration, RogueRobin connect
search.sprintfair.com is a fake search engine that is very similar to other search engines of this type (e.g., search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, search.tapufind.com, etc.). Developers promote this site as a useful tool that provides real value with faster searches, improved search result
The search.moshlezim.com search engine supposedly provides an enhanced browsing experience (faster searches, more accurate results, and so on). In fact, this is a fake search engine similar to many others such as search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, search.tapufind.com, etc. Developers pro
.happy is a ransomware-type program used by cyber criminals to blackmail victims. They use these infections to encrypt data and demand specific ransom payments. This malicious program was discovered by Petrovic. Once data is encrypted by .happy ransomware, the program changes file extensions by ad
The internet is full of fake search engines such as search.regevpop.com. Other examples include search-operator.com, search.tapufind.com, and search-me.club. Note that search.regevpop.com is promoted as a useful search engine that offers an enhanced browsing experience (faster searches, more ac
"Error #31(0x1F)" is a fake (error/virus) alert message displayed only on deceptive, untrustworthy websites. According to this fraudulent alert, an unknown system failure has occurred. It also states that the computer is infected with malicious program/s. These claims are common to websites of th
Adwind is trojan-type malware that has many other names including (but not limiting to) AlienSpy, Frutas, JSocket, Sockrat, Unrecom, jRAT. Criminals proliferate this malware in various ways such as spam emails and fake Adobe Flash Player updates. We can also assume that Adwind infiltrates systems